Monday Mornings: TNT Show Cancelled, No Second Season

by Trevor Kimball, May 10, 2013

In addition to dropping Southland, TNT has also cancelled Monday Mornings. There won’t be a second season for the freshman medical drama.

Monday Mornings follows the lives of the talented yet flawed doctors at the Chelsea General Hospital in Portland, Oregon. The title refers to the tough peer review meetings that are run by the hospital’s sarcastic Chief of Staff. The cast includes Ving Rhames, Jamie Bamber, Jennifer Finnigan, Bill Irwin, Keong Sim, Sarayu Rao, Emily Swallow, and Alfred Molina.

The show started off the season with just 1.36 million viewers and a 0.3 rating in the 18-49 demographic. That was less than half of what the Dallas premiere lead-in drew with 2.98 million and a 0.8 demo rating.

The numbers for Monday Mornings didn’t get much better as the weeks wore on. The season ended up averaging just 1.39 million viewers and a 0.3 in the demo.

That just wasn’t enough for TNT to want to order a second season and they’ve now officially cancelled it.

What do you think? Are you sorry that TNT has pulled the plug on Monday Mornings? Why do you think it didn’t catch on with a bigger audience?

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I am so disappointed with the the decision to cancel this show. I mean I thought the networks were looking for versatility and this show gives you exactly that. I mean what other Medical Drama do they show how the Chief of Staff has a Monday morning meeting to address the mistakes as well as the outstanding jobs the staff perform. It just does not make any sense. I guess because it was not full of so much drama people just were not interested. It funny that the world is being driven by all this reality tv that they can’t… Read more »

Well to put it bluntly, that sucks. This show was by far one of the best ever written and acted out. Grey’s Anatomy just signed on for season 10, and it wasnt as good as this show. It was more realistic in the hospital setting, and in the acting. TNT is making a huge mistake.

Good show !!!!!! I guess you could replace it with 3 headed strippers reality, or another honey bobo. I am so tired of BAD TV !!!! I thought there was hope when I watched Monday Mornings. Of course now it is all Basketball. Glad I pay for ESPN.

I am EXTREMELY disappointed this show has been cancelled! It was a GREAT show!! Was looking forward to a second season. I hope another network picks it up. The writing was fantastic and the actors did an excellent job!

I am extremely dissappointed that Monday Mornings has been cancelled. It was a good series with a good story and fine acting. The medical situations seemed to be factual and the personal stories of the characters did not overtake the show as has happened in so many other series. The creators stuck with the medical situations which were very interesting and the characters were very believable. We will miss the series. We wish it weren’t true but, alas, another series with substance is cancelled. Oh well, on to another mindless “sitcom” I would imagine.

One of the best shows…..great characters, storylines and thought provoking dramas! Suppose if it were one of the mindless, numbnut shows it would have remained on!!! Canceling is a big mistake…thanks for nothing TNT!

This is one of the many stupid ideas that has come from the networks lately!!!!!!!!!!! They put a good show on that really shows some talent in their cast, and intelligence in the storylines and they take it off right after it catches on!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! These networks need to get their head out of theirs @#$#@#$’s!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It figures!!!! This has been one of the few INTELLIGENT series on TV and the powers that be don’t think it is worth air time. That slot can now be used for another mindless reality show that promotes bad behavior and stupidity. I m ashamed of American programming and now watch the British shows that are on PBS.
Wake up!!

I am so mad that Monday Mornings was cancelled. It was my favorite show. This always happens to me. It seems that all young people watch stupid shows and older people get the shaft. Please send more comments to see if they will bring it back you never gave it a chance.

I am so mad that Monday Mornings was cancelled. It was my favorite show. This always happens to me. It seems that all young people watch stupid shows and older people get the shaft. Please send more comments to see if they will bring it back you never gave it a chance.